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The biology of animal stress: basic principles and implications for animal welfare.

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This book brings together a range of scientific perspectives from biomedical research on stress and welfare, and assesses new approaches to conceptualizing and alleviating stress. While much of the focus in on conventional farm animals, there is also consideration of fishes, laboratory animals and zoo animals. The 30 contributors include leading authorities from North America, Europe, New Zealand ...

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Chapter 5 (Page no: 111)

Immune system response to stress.

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Chapter: 1 (Page no: 1)	Biological response to stress: implications for animal welfare. Author(s): Moberg, G. P.
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Chapter: 4 (Page no: 77)	The metabolic consequences of stress: targets for stress and priorities of nutrient use. Author(s): Elsasser, T. H. Klasing, K. C. Filipov, N. Thompson, F.
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Chapter: 7 (Page no: 147)	Accumulation and long-term effects of stress in fish. Author(s): Schreck, C. B.
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Chapter: 14 (Page no: 291)	Genetic selection to reduce stress in animals. Author(s): Pottinger, T. G.
Chapter: 15 (Page no: 309)	Human-animal interactions and animal stress. Author(s): Hemsworth, P. H. Barnett, J. L.
Chapter: 16 (Page no: 337)	Alleviating stress in zoo animals with environmental enrichment. Author(s): Carlstead, K. Shepherdson, D.
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The biology of animal stress: basic principles and implications for animal welfare.

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Immune system response to stress.

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